EMOTIONAL IMPULSIVITY AND ATTACHMENT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BY GENDER

Impulsivity is widely recognized as a central construct in personality psychology.This study investigates how emotional dimensions of impulsivity, as measured by the UPPS-P model, differ across four distinct attachment styles, with gender included as a comparative variable.A total of 693 women and 206 men, ranging in age from 18 to 84, completed the Relationship Scale Questionnaire to assess attachment patterns and the S-UPPS-P to evaluate impulsivity traits.Results indicate that the dismissive-avoidant attachment style was consistently associated with the lowest levels of impulsivity compared to the other styles.Statistically significant differences were observed between the dismissive-avoidant and preoccupied styles concerning both positive and negative urgency across both genders.These findings underscore the subtle yet meaningful associations between attachment styles, emotional impulsivity, and gender, offering valuable insight into the psychological underpinnings of impulsive behavior.